Skoota Warner
| Skoota Warner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Newnan, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Website | www.skootawarner.com |
Biography
Warner was born and raised in Newnan, Georgia. At the age of nine, his interest in playing drums led him to the church. Gospel played a soulful foundation for "The Funky Drummer". By the age of eleven he was touring the South with various then up-and-coming Gospel groups.
During high school he improved his percussive skills and played at school social functions and local clubs. Graduating from high school, he decided to go where musicians who wanted to make it went: New York City. After only a few weeks, Skoota was spotted playing with street breakdancers by Pepeu Gomes and Baby Consuelo, Brazil's top pop artists at that time. At age 18, Skoota left for Brazil with Pepeu and Baby where he lived for two years, playing live rock shows and recording several albums with Pepeu and other Brazilian artists.
When Skoota returned to New York, he landed gigs with blues musicians Johnny Copeland and Johnnie Johnson. The following year, Skoota joined the Apollo Theater's Amateur Night House Band with whom he backed such R&B, funk, and hip-hop stars as Keith Sweat, Guy, and Big Daddy Kane. Skoota's impromptu rhythm breaks incited live on-stage jams with guest hip-hop artists like Biz Markie, Doug E. Fresh, and Special Ed among others.
1989 marked Skoota's ascending career when New York's premier studio drummer, Omar Hakim, chose him to be his drummer for the Rhythm Deep Project. Omar said "Skoota nails it! He's a drummer's drummer."
Since 1990, Skoota has played with such established artists as Santana, The B-52's, Arto Lindsay, Lionel Richie, Cyndi Lauper, Matisyahu, and Mary J. Blige.
Warner was a member of Dave Koz & The Kozmos, the house band of The Emeril Lagasse Show.
Since 2009 Warner has also been touring with Jefferson Airplane founding members, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen in the enduring American blues-rock band Hot Tuna. He has recently been revealed as a member of the touring backing band for Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump. As of September 17, 2012, Sahaj Ticotin announced that Skoota would be recording drums for the new Ra album. This album titled "Critical Mass" was released October 15, 2013.
References
- Hot Tuna[1]
- Jambase[2]
- Last FM[3]
- "Mac Phipps caps a busy first year home with ‘Son of the City'"[4] By Jake Capp October 11, 2022.
- "Ra Critical Mass (Album Review)" By Karina Parker January 29, 2014
- "LIVE REVIEW: RA AT MONTAGE MUSIC HALL IN ROCHESTER, NY ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2021" By skmpics November 15, 2021
- "TPM Top Drums of 2021" By The Prog Mind January 6, 2022
- "RA Sign New Record Deal, Return With First New Album In Seven Years"[5] By Larry Petro June 12, 2020
- "Ra: From One"[6] By Stephen Haag July 16, 2003
- "Skoota Warner New Release: Vignettes"[7] By Detroit Rock and Roll Magazine April 22, 2015
- "Video Premiere: Skoota Warner Brings Live Instrumentation to Jazzy, Hip-Hop Flavored "Man of Value"[8] By Chris Steffen May 29, 2015
- "All-star drummer Skoota Warner sizzles on ‘Vignettes’ solo release" By pgintune June 23, 2015
- "SKOOTA WARNER VIDEO “STILL IN LOVE” By Skope June 22, 2015
- The Guardian[9]
References
- ↑ "Hot Tuna". Red House Records. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ↑ "Matisyahu: Take A Chance". JamBase. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ↑ "Screaming Headless Torsos biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ↑ Kapp, Jake (October 11, 2022). "Mac Phipps caps a busy first year home with 'Son of the City".
- ↑ Petro, Larry (June 12, 2020). "RA Sign New Record Deal, Return With First New Album In Seven Years".
- ↑ Haag, Stephen (July 16, 2003). "Ra: From One".
- ↑ "SCOOTA WARNER NEW RELEASE: VIGNETTES". April 22, 2015.
- ↑ Steffen, Chris (May 29, 2015). "Video Premiere: Skoota Warner Brings Live Instrumentation to Jazzy, Hip-Hop Flavored "Man of Value"". AllMusic.
- ↑ Walters, John L. (2004-11-19). "Screaming Headless Torsos". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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